Handling Mysql Spatial datatypes in Laravel Eloquent ORM

Question

How to handle mysql spatial datatypes in eloquent ORM?, This include how to create migration, insert spatial data and performing spatial query\'s. If there is not actual solutio

Answer 1

It is available to use https://github.com/grimzy/laravel-mysql-spatial

you may use:

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Grimzy\LaravelMysqlSpatial\Eloquent\SpatialTrait;

/**
 * @property \Grimzy\LaravelMysqlSpatial\Types\Point $location
 */
class Place extends Model
{
    use SpatialTrait;

    protected $fillable = [
        'name',
    ];

    protected $spatialFields = [
        'location',
    ];
}

then you are able to run queries on the 'location' field.

to store model you may use:

$place1 = new Place();
$place1->name = 'Empire State Building';
$place1->location = new Point(40.7484404, -73.9878441);
$place1->save();

to retrieving a model you should use:

$place2 = Place::first();
$lat = $place2->location->getLat(); // 40.7484404
$lng = $place2->location->getLng(); // -73.9878441